University of Houston Law Center Students and Faculties
Class Size and Student Population
There are 880 students enrolled in University of Houston Law Center - 811 JD and 69 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students increased by 14 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 272 students newly enrolled to the law school - 128 men and 140 women. By enrolled status, 240 students enrolled as full-time and 128 students enrolled as part-time. University of Houston Law Center is slightly bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
3,245
923
268
4
272
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
Total
209
96
113
0
Full-time
175
76
99
0
Part-time
34
20
14
0
2022
Total
245
109
136
0
Full-time
209
91
118
0
Part-time
36
18
18
0
2023
Total
256
111
145
0
Full-time
218
94
124
0
Part-time
38
17
21
0
2024
Total
262
120
139
3
Full-time
233
106
126
1
Part-time
29
14
13
2
2025
Total
270
128
140
2
Full-time
242
113
127
2
Part-time
28
15
13
0
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 880 students enrolled, of which 811 are J.D. students and 69 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 92.16% at University of Houston Law Center.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University of Houston Law Center.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
757
685
72
2022
801
729
72
2023
827
767
60
2024
866
792
74
2025
880
811
69
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University of Houston Law Center is 41.79%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.21% with 22 students and the percentage of Asian students is 19.40% with 52 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University of Houston Law Center.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
22 (8.21%)
7
15
Asian
52 (19.40%)
22
29
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
60 (22.39%)
28
31
White
112 (41.79%)
55
56
Two or More
9 (3.36%)
5
4
Race Unknown
17 (6.34%)
11
5
2024 Faculties & Staffs
254 faculties and 9 law librarians work for University of Houston Law Center. With the 880 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
University of Houston Law Center
254
9
3 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
Texas Law Schools
154
6
6 to 1
Public
152
7
6 to 1
Private
158
5
6 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 142 men (60.68%) and 92 women (39.32%) faculties teaching/advising students at Houston Law. By employment status, 56 full-time and 178 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
217
226
234
254
Full-time
56
54
56
59
Men
31
30
31
31
Women
25
24
25
28
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
161
172
178
195
Men
107
112
111
120
Women
54
60
67
75
Other
0
0
0
0
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 9 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University of Houston Law Center.